According to the text, key reasons for abandoning isolationism by the United States after World War II included
a. a changing attitude toward global involvement by Presidents Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman and their advisors.
b. the fear that Britain under Winston Churchill was seeking to assert global power at American expense.
c. the economic and political vacuum that existed generally in central Europe and global politics.
d. the successful revolution in China by Chiang Kai-shek.
e. Both options A and C are true.
E
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A) allowing corporate entities to directly coordinate candidate or campaign events. B) ?opening the door to negative campaigning on a national level. C) allowing corporate entities to contribute unlimited amounts to support or oppose candidates. D) closing the door to Super PAC involvement in political campaigns. E) ?restricting the contributions of corporate or international donors.
Barbour and Wright contend that the civil rights movement in the United States faces an important problem in trying to achieve its goals because of how ______.
a. difficult it is to convince impoverished people to stand up for their rights b. American political culture views equality c. closely intertwined the civil rights movement is with the dominant power structures of the country d. easily the movement’s opponents can mobilize their supporters to stop them e. financially strapped many civil rights organizations have become as of late
The legal powers Congress cedes to the presidency for enforcement of the laws are known as
A. executive privileges. B. emergency powers. C. express powers. D. discretionary powers. E. delegated powers.
According to the text, what is the effect of appropriations committees’ primary focus on funding levels?
a. The are the best at oversight. b. They are removed from oversight. c. They are probably not as engaged in oversight as they could be. d. There is no effect.